Safety retaining means



Sept. 16, 1930. L. CUSTER I SAFETY RETAINING MEANS Filed Jan. 2 929 5 Sheets-Sheet KNVENTOR ZfV/77 L CUT1.

Sept 16, 1930.

L. L. CUSTER SAFETY RETAINING MEANS Filed Jan. 2, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG. 5

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ATTORNEYQ Sept. 16, 1930. CUSTER SAFETY RETAINING MEANS Filed Jan 2, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 FIG.4

INVENTOR Lil l7? L. (05752.

I 1 WM IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIII'IIIIIII I BYM 11W A T RNEY I Patented Sept. 16, 1930 LE ITT L. cus'rnn, on DAYTON, OHIO SAFETY RETAINING MEANS Application filed January 2, 1929. Serial No. 329,797.

This invention relates to safety retaining meansadapted to be used in-connection with cars on merry-go-rounds, Ferris wheels, scenic railways, loop-the-loops and aviator cars used in imitation of airplanes.

' It is more particularly the object of this inventionto provide a safety retaining means attached to each side of the car and adapted to be rotated so' that the passenger, when boarding or leaving the car, may use the.

safety retaining means as a hand hold for as- V sistance in getting on' 'o'r off the car.

This inventionalso relates to means for so looking the safety means when the passenger is seated in the car that the passenger isheld in the car in such a way that there is little or no danger of being thrown from the car, and the locking means isso placed that the passenger cannot reach it without difliculty, 2 and cannot release it in case of fright when the car is in motion. It isadj'ustable to any size person. v

{For the purpose of illustration there is shown in the accompanying drawings av pre- 9 ferredembodiment of this invention.

Referring to the drawings:- 7

Figure 1 is aperspective view of the car to which this retaining'm'eans is attached.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the car, showing the retaining means.

Figure 3 is a plan View of the retaining means and a section of part of the car body.

Figure 4c is a side elevation of the retaining means and a section of the adjacent part of 9.? the car.

The car as a whole is indicated by the numeral 1, and is such a car as is usually found in merry-go-rounds, Ferris wheels and the like at amusement parks. On each side 4 of the car is found a step 2 upon which the passenger steps as he enters the car. The seat of the car is indicated by the numeral 3 and has a back 4, usually found in cars of this type. At each end of the seat there is the usual end piece 5, near which the safety or retaining means is located.

The safety or retaining means is in the form of a bar 6, which has a vertical part 7 and a horizontal part 8. This bar is sup- 5Q- ported in the car by means of a plate 9 attached to the side of the car, serving as a bearing plate for the lower end of the bar.

N ear the upper part of the end of the seat is located another 1 bearing plate 10. These plates are arranged sutficiently far apart that :5 the bar is held in substantially rigid upright position, allowing only for the rotation of the bar.

Between these two plates there is located a ratchet wheel 11. This ratchet wheel is 4;; rigidly secured to the vertical part of the bar in any suitable manner, and rotates with the bar when the bar is operated for letting passengers on or off the car. This ratchet wheel is held in different positions by means of a pawl 12, which is located in a housing 13. The housing 13' is suitably attached to the body of the car and in connection with the spring 14 holds the pawl in engagement with the ratchet wheel, except when released by means of a lever for that purpose.

The numeral15 indicates a push button on the end of a bar 16, which is suitably guided in a guide means 17 The end of the bar 16, remote from the push button, is pivotally attached at the point 18 to one end of a link 19. The other end of the link 19 is pivoted to the body of the car, as indicated by the numeral 20. Between the ends of this link the outer end of the pawl 12 is pivoted at a point indicated by the numeral 21.

When it is desired to release the pawl 12 from the ratchet wheel the button 15 is pushed to operate the link 19 to remove the pawl 12 from the ratchet wheel. At this time the safety bar can be rotated to any position desired. l/Vhen in the position shown in Figure 1 the bar is used for safety purposes, but when in reverse position from that shown in Figure 1 the bar is used as a hand hold or rail to assistthc passengers in entering and leaving the car. There is one of these devices on'eachside of the car and for each passenger seated in the car the car being adapted to accommodate two passengers.

For the purpose of convenience in looking and unlocking the safety bars they maybe united by a lever mechanism shown partly in Figure 3. These levers, two of them, are

indicated by the numeral 22. One of each lever is pivoted at 23 to the'outer' end or the bar 16',and near its center 24: it is a pivoted to thefront underside of the'seat ofthe car. Near the' center of the seatthese' two bars are attached togetheratthei'other end so as "to have a pivotal motionfone with the other, at By this means' pnshin g' the push button '15 Will releaseboth9fthe safety are and allow-themto swing" open at the same time. p Q l If-it should be desired to operatethe bars separately the levers22rmay be"omittedf 111' that eventeach push button will operatein- 1 dependentlyof-theother,"but when the levers V 22am used-each-side ofthecar maybe released by pnshing'on' one push but-ten;- This loo will save trouble and the timeof the operator since theppush'buttonsiare not intended totb e' V used by'the passengers, and are located at-a point substantially "out'of reach of thepas-t' V 'senger so that-thepassengeiy'in caselof fright vor panic cannot reach the button to release the bars;and endangenthe passenger.

; [These safety bars in this arrangement may be adjusted" so asgto accommodate themselves tolarge persons, slender persons or'even chil- 'dren,- and'jwhen' adjustedxare safejand reliable and cannot bezmoved-until the push button has been pushed for the purpose of releasing the pawlfrom the ratchet'wheel} 2; I desire to comprehend within 'myilinven- 7 persons in the fseatjand jointly operated means-t0 holdfsa idbarsin any oneof said tion @s'n'ch fmodifications as maybe iclearly embraced within my claims and the scope. of fmy'invention." Having thus fully describedmy invention, what I claim is newland desire t'osecure by Letters Patent,' is: Y 7 7 .11 In a car ha'vinga seat; a bar irotatably 1 mounted jadjacent'eachend of said seat and adapted to be set in d-i'fi'erent positions to hold different positions."

2. In a car havlng :a seat, abar rotatably j. a V mounted 'adjacent'each end of said, seat and E adaptedto be set in different positions to; 'holdpers'onsiin the seat,-and -?joint1y oper- 7 atedpawl-and ratchet means to hold said bars 1 inia'nyi one of. said different positions In afcar having a: seat, a bar having a horizontal arm rotatablymounted'at each'end of the seat and' adaptedto be set-in diflierentr part rotatablymountedon each sideof the -1;r carl-adjacent thejseat and steps said bar. adaptediin one position to cooperate with the seat to hold passengers in the car and in 'an- ,c other'position'to cooperate with'jthe steps to; :tornaasa-fe entrancetothecan means to hold 1 o the bars 1111551011.. position {and 3 .Commo-n means forlreleasing said ;holding{means, 1

6, Ina car,'in combination with aseat and idesteps, a safety bar having a horizontal part-,rotatablyHmonnted on each side ofthe car adjacent the seat and-steps, said 'b'ar' 4 l adaptedin one position to cooperate withthe L, 3

seat to hold passengers in the ca'rand in" another'positi'on to cooperate with the stepsto form a-safeentrance,tothe-car pawland ratchet means to hold thebars 1n 1 each pos t1on,-;and ,aj icoinmon meansQfor 'releasing -sa1d holding means l;

bar, a pawljjto engage-each wheel tolo kthel bari-.,against ti1rning, 5 and; meansfattached{to I r the pawls and op'erable'; fromeach side of th cartoireleasesaid pawls torotate-the bars. a

9. In acajrain combination-witha seat and j a side steps,;a "sait'ety bar rotatably mounted on; each sideofthe caradjacenta-step toswingin; a horizontalplane a ratchet; wheel onfeach bar, apawlf'to engage each wheel .tolockthe} h ne-ene 1 positions'to holdcpersons in the seat, and a "r jOifitlyfoperatedmeans to-hold said bars i any oneof said difierent positions.

al 'a' car havinga seat, a bar horizontal arm rotatably mounted ateach end having a ofthe seat andadapted to beset in di-fierent, a

pOsit-ions to hold 1 persons in the seat," and -jointly operated pawland ratchet'means to hold saidbars in any, one of said di'fi'erent positions.

5: In a car,'incombinationwith a seat and side steps, asafety-barhaving'a horizontal bar against-tnrningand lever means attached v tot-he pawls and perable from eachside of the car-to release saidip awls to rotatethe bars.

' In; testimony whereof',l aflix mysigna'tnre. 1 v 

